the pci group Certified as a Registered Education Provider by PMI

    TROY, Mich.--March 16, 2001--the pci group (pci) has recently been certified as a Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.) by the Project Management Institute (PMI), a nonprofit professional association in the area of project management. As a leader in delivering innovative business and program management solutions, pci is honored to have received this distinction from PMI. Registered Education Providers must meet rigorous quality criteria and operational requirements concerning their solutions and training capabilities to team with PMI in providing premier, comprehensive continuing education programs in project management.
    As a R.E.P., pci delivers training and development programs to organizations of all sizes and across many industries that focus on the fundamental concepts and techniques essential to successful, real-world projects. In addition, participants in pci's training programs will now earn Professional Development Units (PDUs) which can be applied by Project Management Professionals (PMPs) toward maintenance of their certification. Pci's training programs focus on the fundamentals of successful project management, the human dimension of project management teams and leadership skills for project managers and can be tailored to each organization by integrating their forms, processes and specific project examples. According to Denis Couture, President of the pci group, "pci's distinction as a Registered Education Provider by PMI offers pci clients the opportunity to not only receive training and development programs that are second to none, but their staff members will now earn required PDUs essential to maintaining PMP certification. This added value will mean greater awareness of the effectiveness of project management solutions and the ability for pci clients to realize bottom line breakthroughs. The cornerstone of pci is to optimize clients' people, time and money to go beyond business as usual and we believe that R.E.P. distinction supports this philosophy by providing clients with the best training solutions and services."
    The pci group is headquartered in Troy, Michigan and is an action-oriented, results-driven leader in implementing proven business and program management solutions. Pci doesn't reinvent the wheel. The company goes beyond business as usual by implementing solutions that are efficient, effective and evolutionary in creating competitive advantages for clients.
    For additional information on the pci group or the services and solutions we offer, please visit our web site at http://www.pcigroup1.com or call 248.813.1300.